James 4:5-12

5Or do you think the scripture means nothing when it says, “The spirit that God caused to live within us has an envious yearning”?

6But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but he gives grace to the humble.”

7So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

8Draw near to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you double-minded.

9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter into mourning and your joy into despair.

10Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.

11Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

12But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge – the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor?